Top 20 Pro Wrestlers of All Time

I used to watch Wrestling a lot when I was a younger (Younger = yesterday). Without so much another paragraph let's get this list locked up and fighting.

20) “Rowdy” Roddy Piper

Everyone loves a bad guy.  Piper was a villain to Hogan for the first Wrestlemania.  He was also the youngest wrestler in the history of professional wrestling.

Piper is on this list mainly because of his unscripted, interview segment, Piper's Pit, which helped kickstart feuds.  He plays bagpipes so even more reason to hate love him right?

19)Bret “The Hit Man”  Hart

Oh look a Canadian.  Brett was a technical wizard, with a look and an awesome Catch phrase.  “I am the best there is, was, and ever will be” he is also the first wrestler to capture all six major titles from the big two federations before the merger (WWF Tag Team, Intercontinental, and World titles, WCW Tag Team, US, and World titles.)

18) The Rock 

In addition to being very proficient at his craft, The Rock might very well be the best on the mic ever.  And that is some cooking this author can smell.  Now let's roll those beautiful insults.

17) Vince McMahon

The Most successful owner in the history of the sport.  I feel people over look how amazing it was that he built himself up to a wrestler simply so America could watch Baby Faces play stomp kick the boss.

16) Ricky the Dragon Steamboat 

 Three Decade career?  Known as a pioneer in the Areal assault? Oh did I mention he is known as “The Dragon”? 
oh yeah, he's in.

15) Lou Thesz

 I mean come on, he invented the Drop Kick.  Probably the Father of all Wrestling. He owns an invented trick list that would make Rodney Mullen Cry.

14) Gorgeous George

 In the 40's and 50's there were TV’s in home's whose only purpose was to watch George get his head hit.  Did I mention he basically invented being a heel?  George's flamboyant, perfume spraying, stalling tactics and cheap shots made him the most hated man in America. Well, next to Joseph McCarthy.

13) Andre The Giant 

 "The Eighth Wonder of the World," At 7'4" and 500 pounds, Andre the Giant could have been famous for his size alone.  Prior to Hulk Hogan's body slam/leg drop at WrestleMania III, Andre had never been pinned, or made to submit, during his previous 15 years in the WWF.  He also held the WWF title for the shortest reign in history. 

12) “The Nature Boy” Buddy Rogers 

(IE why Rick Flair is not on the list)

Whenever someone tells me about Rick Flair I always wonder if they are really talking about Buddy.  The first ever WW(W)F Champion, and former NWA Heavyweight Champion, "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers (oh yeah Rick Flair  uses his nickname too). Buddy was the forefather of slickness.  He had ornate robes, platinum hair, moves and an arrogant personality also Buddy inventor of the Figure Four Leg lock, Rogers was the original Million Dollar Man build villain.  So to review, Buddy Rogers rules and Rick Flair is a cover band.

11) Sting 

I guess this is a blog so I should appeal to the Juggalo's I am sorry I did not put in Dink or Doink,

 but you know Sting....you guys love The Crow right?  Sting was the Hogan only kids with cable knew.

     10) “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka

Look to the sky.  I am pretty sure that Jimmy alone is responsible for the phrase “From The Top Rope”

9) "The Living Legend" Bruno Sammartino

 The longest reigning WW(W)F Champion in history (from '63 to '71, and again from '73 to '77 over 11 years in total, almost double of Hulk Hogan) Bruno was a hero of New York and a chiseled Monster who was going to rip you apart piece by piece

8) CM PUNK 

So I guess he is the real thing now,  I am pretty sure I am only including him on here because of his finishing move.  The first time I saw it I thought he fucked up and killed a dude.

7) “The Macho Man” Randy Savage

“OOOOOHHHH   YEAH!!!!!!”  Macho Man/King.  Who else could call out Hogan in pink shorts?  And lets not forget the elbow drop!  Macho was a main stay and as lovely as Elisabeth.

6) Triple H 

Triple H gets on here, he is well rounded, a general in the ring.  Also took over for DX when Micheals left.  He was able to be over as both a heel and babyface.  He is also the first Heel to win a Wrestlemania main event.

5) “Stone Cold” Steve Austin

 The most profitable Wrestler in history, and you may ask me “Well is that enough to call him one of the best?”  And it is.  Steve career was cut short due to injuries didn't stop him from being an absolute force  If you wrestled during the early 2000's you probably got Stunned.  Middle fingers, Beer Baths.....Gimme a “HELL YEAH!”

4) Mick Foley 

No man in the history of the squared ring spent more time getting the shit kicked out of him out of the ring.  Mick was the king of absorbing pain.  Barbed wire, glass, fire, even nails were often stuck in various parts of Mick's body after a match.  The Best Hardcore Wrestler ever.  Also a best selling author watch the book now!

3) “The Heartbreak Kid” Sean Michaels

The best story teller ever to hit the squared circle.  Whenever something happened to Sean it happened to you.  When he was down, you were down.  When he won the Championship, you won the championship.  He was also WWE's first ever Grand Slam Champion

2) The UnderTaker

 The greatest gimmick the business has ever seen.  The only thing more unbelievable than Undertakers origin story is his actual Wrestling ability.  He debut in 1990 and still Wrestles (at least in WrestleMainia) speaking of which. The Undertaker holds a record of being undefeated at WrestleMania, with a 21–0 record.  Another similar achievement was from December 1991 to September 1993, when he did not lose a single match, marking the longest undefeated streak in WWF in the 90s.  Also him and Mick Foley had what many believe to be the best match in wrestling history video below

1) Hulk Hogan

Yeah, I know.  I didn't want to put him number one either but lets face it, Hulk Hogan is the greatest of all time.  Which is a very awesome kind of shitty considering he knows about 5 moves, and has the worst finishing move the world has ever seen.  None of that stopped Hulk from single handedly bringing Wrestling to it's second golden age.  What ya gonna do?  When Hulk a mania runs wild all over this list?!?!?!?!  Brother.

 Well there you go a completely subjective list that is 100% accurate.  I know, I am impressed too.

~CA